Foods that help you focus

Go on; take a whiff. Peppermint’s pungent odor is strong enough to wake you up. In a study from West Virginia’s Wheeling Jesuit University in 2011, video game players who were exposed to peppermint scent completed more game levels and found it easier to do so than those who didn’t get a sniff. Mint is arousing, say researchers, so participants were able to sustain attention and focus on the game for longer. To take on that 3 P.M. brain fog, brew a cup of peppermint tea.

Go on; take a whiff. Peppermint’s pungent odor is strong enough to wake you up. In a study from West Virginia’s Wheeling Jesuit University in 2011, video game players who were exposed to peppermint scent completed more game levels and found it easier to do so than those who didn’t get a sniff. Mint is arousing, say researchers, so participants were able to sustain attention and focus on the game for longer. To take on that 3 P.M. brain fog, brew a cup of peppermint tea.